Chapter 1,627 Potential Changes

West Midtown, Lee's Apartments.

After Li Zitao finished his morning class, Aiden and Ariel were still asleep.

The two came back very late yesterday. The housekeeper said that Ariel was already drunk and fell asleep when she came back. Aiden and the maid took her back to the room.

Li Zitao planned to talk to them after they woke up, but now he had to go to the reception room to meet a guest.

Lauren Caddis, meets again with the new DreamWorks president who ousted Adolf Zucker.

When they met again, Lauren Caddis looked the same as before. She neither looked satisfied nor worried.

Working at DreamWorks has become a part of his daily life. Although his title has changed, there is actually nothing he can do about the work he is responsible for.

It's just that Adolf has completely stepped back from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, or it can be described as "retirement". ’

Knowing that he had been betrayed by his disciples, Adolf's blow can be imagined.

Although he always behaves like a grumpy old man when facing outsiders, he has high hopes for Lauren Caddis.

The other party did not disappoint him. He used him as a stepping stone to reach a high position. He didn't know how he would feel about this.

"You look very good." Li Zitao cut the cigar and moistened the holder with his lips, then lit it evenly with the incense sticks and lay back to enjoy it.

"Yes, everything went well." Lauren never mentioned the heated scene in which he and Adolf had a fight in the conference room, almost breaking a man's head into a dog's head.

"Those who threatened to leave with Adolf?" Li Zitao wanted to hear how he handled the aftermath.

"I personally talked to several important directors and supervisors, and they all decided to stay and realized their mistakes."

"The rest of them were fired, and they couldn't get a recommendation from DreamWorks unless they wanted a bad review."

Lauren and Li Zitao have the same view. Those idiots are all traitors. Who would write a letter of recommendation full of praise to someone who betrayed him?

"So, tell me what you want today?" Li Zitao moved his body to make himself more comfortable, and murmured: "I heard that festival movies are terrible."

Lauren looked embarrassed and said: "The feedback on the Christmas movie was not very good, but we have made timely adjustments and the new movie will be released today."

"It's a science fiction film produced with the support of Howard's Weta Special Effects Studio, Deep Sea Octopus." Lauren didn't want him to think that something went wrong as soon as she took charge of the company.

"That name sounds terrible!" Li Zitao's feedback was not very polite.

Is it really what he said, a giant octopus in the deep sea?

This name sounds like something from a third-rate science fiction film, it's just...

"Uh..." Lauren was a little stuck.

Li Zitao knew nothing about the film and said it was "terrible" based on the name alone, which left him at a loss to explain.

"Actually, the content of Big Octopus in the Deep is pretty good. Most of the reviews it received after the test screenings were 4 points, which is a pretty good score in comparison."

"Compared to what?"

"What?" Lauren didn't understand what he meant.

"I mean compared to what?" Li Zitao wanted to know what film he was comparing to, and what was the standard?

"So most of the films that are normally put into production, excluding large-scale productions, have their own uniqueness and are analyzed by dedicated personnel to make relatively accurate estimates."

"On the Christmas schedule, are there just ordinary films, not big productions?" Li Zitao opened his eyes and looked at him curiously: "Please tell me when the big productions will be released?"

Lauren looked a little uneasy;

He was trying to decipher Li Zitao's intentions. Was he being targeted now?

Or was there something that caused him to misunderstand, so he deliberately caused trouble for himself? Or maybe this was a test?

Seeing Lauren's face tangled in thought, Li Zitao said to himself: "I have said many times that we must ensure that the films produced by DreamWorks are racially diverse."

"At the same time, we need to add the same elements to the back story. Adolf failed to do it. I don't want to see you make the same mistake again."

"There are giant octopuses in the deep sea." Lauren said quickly; "In the film, the person who helps the protagonist eradicate the monsters is an Asian sailor. He is very knowledgeable about marine life and can also fight in Asia."

"You mean kung fu?" Li Zitao didn't expect that they would consider this, so he asked with interest; "Tell me about his situation."

Lauren describes the importance of this role in detail, exaggerating where appropriate.

First of all, this Asian is from the Peninsula. He is very good at fighting skills. He lives at sea all year round and has a mysterious origin.

The protagonist and others found the deep-sea giant octopus when they went out to sea on his boat, and started a series of fights with it.

In the end, with the help of this mysterious and extraordinary sailor, they defeated the deep-sea monster and brought its body back to land.

"Actually, it's only a small part. If the box office is good, we have plans to shoot a sequel and make it into a series."

"And in the subsequent series, more Asian cultural backgrounds, characters and plots will be added. The editors already have ideas."

"Do they have any ideas?" Li Zitao didn't believe it. Any of those editors really understood Asian culture, but they were just copycats and fake people.

Li Zitao understands the use of people from the Southern Peninsula instead of Chinese in the film.

He would do the same thing if he were allowed to come. After all, the United States and the Far East are confronting each other on the peninsula. The two sides are ready to go to war again at any time.

At this time, if more Far Eastern culture and Chinese characters are added, the film will only be boycotted.

However, Li Zitao did not want to just give up and let Chinese and Far Eastern culture be completely excluded from Hollywood.

"Have you ever considered Chinatown?" It turns out there are more solutions than difficulties.

At first, Li Zitao had been stuck in a blind spot, thinking about how to let more Chinese people participate in Hollywood filming and integrate them into it.

But he forgot that he could expand the scope from point to point, start with some small things, and then gradually introduce outstanding Chinese directors and actors, and let the facts speak for themselves.

"We can form a group or studio to look for Chinese people who have shooting experience or want to act, and shoot short films with Chinese culture as the theme."

"It doesn't require grand spectacle and investment, and it's played exclusively in Chinatowns everywhere."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lauren's eyes lit up and she said, "A targeted film and audience, a film specially made for Chinese people?"

But then he had some doubts: "But, what are the benefits of doing this?"

The benefit is naturally that it can cultivate interest and give Chinese people more opportunities to understand film culture. It will also naturally give DreamWorks a systematic understanding of Far Eastern culture.

This potential change was difficult to detect for a while. By the time they came to their senses, the Chinese had already entered Hollywood.

At the same time, Far Eastern culture will also become a part of Hollywood films, and will naturally be learned and used by more people.